Wharfedale Lodge, Ben Rhydding Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8RL
10 simple reasons to choose Moorfield School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 80% girls).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees are £3,290 per term (2019/20).
10 better reasons to choose Moorfield School
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the 4 best independent or state primaries within a 1.5 mile radius.
On average, 14.7 pupils per class and 11 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
80% of pupils go on to a small number of local grammar and selective independent schools. Harrogate Ladies College, Skipton Girls' High School and Ilkley Grammar have traditionally accounted for 80% of leavers.
School offers an outdoor education/bushcraft programme.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, German, Russian. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Every pupil gets the chance to represent the school every term. An all inclusive policy.
Find another school near Moorfield School
Independent Prep Schools
Westville House School (2 miles); Ghyll Royd School (2.9 miles); Wharfedale Montessori School (9.7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Ben Rhydding Primary School (0.6 miles); Ashlands Primary School (1.3 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley (1.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Woodhouse Grove School (9.9 miles); Bradford Grammar School (11.8 miles); Bradford Christian School (11.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Ilkley Grammar School (0.3 miles); St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.9 miles); Guiseley School (5.9 miles).